Recent content by buttdart

to say the least. :D sunday morning i had my first cold start and had forgotten about the ETD. the car idles high when cold and i thought 'omg wtf is going on?!?!' then i laughed. when i let the clutch out in first gear i can hear EVERYTHING. lol

i'll take a video to explain what i mean and also will have a video inside the car to see if you can hear the extra engine audio. :D

i have a question. are you able to wiggle the damper back and forth at all? i have the nut tightened all the way, but the damper does wiggle slightly back and forth on the ball mounts.

ooohh, the fit between the bracket and the oil cap on the ETD is terrible. my oil cap rubs and got scratched pretty bad when trying to bend the bracket a bit. if the bracket was bent 1-2 degrees, it would be better. no joke, i can't remove my oil cap until i use a breaker bar and bend the...

my car just hit 16k and i decided it was time for a few more mods. current mods: cobb sri shifter bushings gutted 2nd cat corksport MM inserts i finally bought a TWM STS, engine torque damper, and the TRZ poly to replace the CS inserts. the the TWM won't arrive until tomorrow but i decided to...

that sounds good. (eekdance)

so how did it go?

wowzah - am i glad i came across this thread. mine arrives today. :D

just ordered the TRZ dogbone and ETD. :D

what did that run? i am looking into one.

thanks. coconut creek eh? i'm there a lot. my office is off powerline and sw10th.

i have one guy that normally works on my car out of a private shop down near the airport. however, just wanted to explore options for another shop that i can rely on to do good work. thanks!

correct me if im wrong but the difference between a catted and non-catted TBE would be a cat in the DP section? like said above, the test pipe would replace the 2nd cat. however, i just gutted the entire 2nd cat and have no need for a $180 test pipe now. :D

welcome. look into the cobb SRI rather than the mazdaspeed CAI. just my $.02

it doesn't say in the manual?